As part of protests in Portland, Oregon on the eve of Juneteenth, a group of about 20 demonstrators vandalized and toppled a statue to the father of our country – and then burned an American flag on it.
I do NOT hold all those living in Portland, Oregon OR all those protesting for civil rights and racial justice responsible for this.
Rather, I am asking ALL Americans — regardless of color, race, gender, sexual orientation, political beliefs, etc, etc. — to recognize something CRUCIAL and which SHOULD be very obvious….
Please read this carefully….
When you topple a statue to George Washington and burn an American flag on it, you are doing much more than simply denouncing racism, protesting police brutality, or calling for criminal justice reform.
You are, in fact, very graphically and very clearly calling for the downfall of the United States of America.
If you value the United States of America, you will denounce this.
Rage and radicalism will not get us to where we want to be. We do not need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Let’s unite against racism and for justice. But let’s do so as Americans who love and value our country.
